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Question 1

Absolute Phrase

Answer 1

Noun + participle

Question 2

Participle

Answer 2

A word formed from a verb and used as an adjective.

Question 3

Adjective

Answer 3

a word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it.

Question 4

Adverb

Answer 4

a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc. (ex. gently, quite, then, there)

Question 5

Article

Answer 5

a kind of adjective which is always used with, and gives some kind of information about a noun.

Question 6

Clause

Answer 6

A group of words containing a subject + predicate

Question 7

Coordinate adjectives

Answer 7

are adjectives that appear in sequence with one another to modify the same noun.

Question 8

Conjunction

Answer 8

connects two or more sentences, clauses, or parts of clauses. (ex. because, but, for, nor, so, until, when, yet)

Question 9

Coordinating conjunctions

Answer 9

a conjunction that links two words, phrases, clauses, or sentences that are grammatically equivalent. FANBOYS - for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

Question 10

Subordinating conjunctions

Answer 10

a conjunction that links a dependent clause to an independent clause. (ex. after, that, though, unless, except, if, since, before, where, while, when, whenever.)

Question 11

Correlative conjunctions

Answer 11

two or more conjunctions used to link structurally identical parts of a sentence. (ex. either-or, neither- nor, both- and, if-then.)

Question 12

Copulative conjunctions

Answer 12

are coordinating conjunctions used to denote addition. (ex. plus, also, as well as, no less, moreover.)

Question 13

Disjunctive conjunctions

Answer 13

conjunctions used to separate two or more mutually exclusive options presented in a sentence. (ex. but, either, else, nor, other, otherwise)

Question 14

Independent clauses

Answer 14

a clause that is syntactically self- contained. IT could stand as a complete sentence on its own.

Question 15

Dependent clauses

Answer 15

also known as a subordinate clause is a clause that could not stand alone as a sentence.

Question 16

Interjections

Answer 16

also known as exclamations, are words or phrases used to suddenly and briefly express strong feelings. (ex. Wow!, Ouch!, What the heck?)

Question 17

Noun

Answer 17

names a person, place, thing, idea, action, or anything else that can be named.

Question 18

Prepositions

Answer 18

define the relationship between two or more nouns, noun phrases, or verbs in a sentence. (ex. off, on, up, in, under, below)

Question 19

Pronouns

Answer 19

I, me, my, mine, you, yours, he, she, it, him, her, his, her, hers, we, us, our, they, them, theirs.

Question 20

Verb

Answer 20

A verb is used to signify the performance of an action. Every verb needs a noun to perform its action.

Question 21

Infinitive

Answer 21

are preceded by to (ex. to fly)

Question 22

Transitive verb

Answer 22

requires a direct object to complete the thought.

Question 23

Intransitive verb

Answer 23

cant have a direct object. the action of the verb does not affect anything directly.

Question 24

Linking verbs

Answer 24

a verb that links its subject to an equivalent word in the sentence. (ex. are, was, is, became, seemed)

Question 25

Active voice

Answer 25

the subject performs the action denoted by the verb.

Question 26

Passive voice

Answer 26

the subject is being acted upon by the verb.